Subaru SA’s Forester range is about to be expanded with a new, more powerful 2.5l petrol version to join the 2.0l that has been with us since the fifth-generation Forester was unveiled in 2019.
The normally aspirated 2.5l direct-injection four-cylinder engine is the same unit found in the larger Subaru Outback. It has horizontally opposed cylinders in what’s known as a “boxer” arrangement and delivers outputs of 136kW and 239Nm — respectively 21kW and 43Nm over the 2.0 boxer engine...
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